Town guide

Plymouth, Minnesota

Plymouth is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, home to about 79,220 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 55441, 55442, 55446 and 55447.

Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population79,2202,422 per sq mi
Median home value$491,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$212Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Plymouth

4 ZIP codes

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Around Plymouth

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL364 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Plymouth; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Plymouth

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Plymouth had 81,026 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.

It’s the 7th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Hennepin County grew from 228,340 residents in 1900 to 1,281,565 in 2020.

Plymouth population by census2000: 65,894, 2010: 70,576, 2020: 81,02665,894200070,576201081,0262020

Hennepin County, 1900–2020

Hennepin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 228,340, 1910: 333,480, 1920: 415,419, 1930: 517,785, 1940: 568,899, 1950: 676,579, 1960: 842,854, 1970: 960,080, 1980: 941,411, 1990: 1,032,431, 2000: 1,116,200, 2010: 1,152,425, 2020: 1,281,565228K’00’10415K’20’30569K’40’50843K’60’70941K’80’901.1M’00’101.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 34.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PlymouthJan: high 24°F, low 7°F, 1 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 11°F, 1 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 23°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 35°F, 3.3 in; May: high 69°F, low 48°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 52°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 39°F, 3 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 14°F, 1.4 in24°7°Jan1.029°11°Feb1.042°23°Mar1.957°35°Apr3.369°48°May4.578°58°Jun4.682°63°Jul4.580°61°Aug4.272°52°Sep3.557°39°Oct3.041°26°Nov1.929°14°Dec1.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Hope, MN weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Hennepin County

939,201 jobs at 40,486 businesses in Hennepin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hennepin CountyHealth care and social assistance: 158,183 jobs; Company headquarters: 97,520 jobs; Professional services: 87,772 jobs; Finance and insurance: 79,426 jobs; Manufacturing: 78,423 jobs; Retail trade: 74,922 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 70,472 jobs; Administrative and support: 50,821 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Company headquarters 10% Professional services 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 8% Retail trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

866 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plymouth’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • North Memorial Health HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Robbinsdale5.8 miles
  • Maple Grove HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Maple Grove7.8 miles
  • Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saint Louis Park8.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors85
Specialist doctors146
Dentists71
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants136
Mental health providers222
Physical and occupational therapists128
Optometrists24
Chiropractors54
Pharmacies17

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Plymouth

Parks (72 nearby)

  • Clifton E. French Regional Park · 318 acres1.2 mi
  • Eagle Lake Regional Park · 226 acres3.6 mi
  • Fish Lake Regional Park · 190 acres3.8 mi
  • Plymouth Creek Park · 72 acres0.5 mi
  • Timber Shores · 57 acres2.8 mi
  • Lake Camelot Park · 56 acres2.5 mi

Grocery stores (11 nearby)

  • Cub Foods0.9 mi
  • Fresh Thyme Market1.0 mi
  • Lunds & Byerlys1.2 mi
  • Hy-Vee1.6 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.7 mi
  • Cub Pharmacy2.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Plymouth Library1.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Uptown Hamel Library/Museum3.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Elision Playhouse5.1 mi
  • Maple Grove Arts Center5.5 mi
  • Town Green Bandshell5.5 mi
  • Paint Pub5.5 mi
  • Hopkins Center for the Arts7.1 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1852.

Notable people born here

  • Amy Klobuchar (1960) · American politician and lawyer (born 1960)
  • Blake Wheeler (1986) · American ice hockey player
  • Ariya Daivari (1989) · American professional wrestler

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Plymouth

Public schools here are run by Intermediate School District 287, Wayzata Public School District, Robbinsdale Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (35)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
District Service CenterPlymouthPre-K–12—Alternative Education1.6 mi
Early Childhood Special EducationPlymouthPre-K183Special Education2.6 mi
North Woods Elementary SchoolPlymouthPre-K–5775Public3.6 mi
Oakwood ElementaryPlymouthPre-K–5545Public2.6 mi
Birchview ElementaryPlymouthK–5441Public2.8 mi
FAIR School Pilgrim LanePlymouthK–5403Public2.5 mi
Gleason Lake ElementaryPlymouthK–5604Public3.4 mi
Greenwood ElementaryPlymouthK–5762Public2.4 mi
Kimberly Lane ElementaryPlymouthK–5534Public2.1 mi
Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolPlymouthK–5762Public3.5 mi
Plymouth Creek ElementaryPlymouthK–5678Public1.2 mi
School #540PlymouthK–125Alternative Education0.8 mi
Sunset Hill ElementaryPlymouthK–5712Public3.0 mi
Tier OnePlymouthK–1225Special Education1.6 mi
Tier ThreePlymouthK–12226Special Education1.6 mi
Tier TwoPlymouthK–12274Special Education1.6 mi
Zachary Lane ElementaryPlymouthK–5428Public2.2 mi
Central Middle Alternative (Cmap)Plymouth6–8—Alternative Education3.0 mi
East Middle Alternative (Emap)Plymouth6–8—Alternative Education3.2 mi
Plymouth MiddlePlymouth6–8749Public2.7 mi
Wayzata Central MiddlePlymouth6–81,342Public3.0 mi
Wayzata East MiddlePlymouth6–8817Public3.2 mi
Northern Star OnlinePlymouth7–12—Public1.6 mi
Phoenix SchoolPlymouth7–12—Alternative Education1.7 mi
School #535Plymouth7–1210Alternative Education3.3 mi
Armstrong Credit RecoveryPlymouth9–12—Alternative Education2.1 mi
District 287 - ALC - ISPlymouth9–12—Alternative Education1.6 mi
Is the Alternative Program (Tap)Plymouth9–12—Alternative Education2.9 mi
Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior HighPlymouth9–121,840Public2.1 mi
School #519Plymouth9–121Alternative Education2.3 mi

And 5 more.

Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Fourth Baptist Christian SchoolPlymouthPre-K–12311Baptist2.9 mi
Providence AcademyPlymouthPre-K–12910Roman Catholic1.7 mi
West Lutheran High SchoolPlymouth9–12216Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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